I liked it the first time, when it looked like it was happening from Rye's as he was deprived of oxygen (allowing you to imagine it as real, or a hallucination that dovetailed with the season's themes). Obviously that open-to-interpretation thing got shakier later, and flew right out the window near the end. I'm not entirely nuts about that part. It doesn't actually bother me, and I'm not even sure it's lessened my admiration or enjoyment of the season, but I'm just not sure I see what was gained by making it explicit.
I suppose it's a testament to the show's quality and strong sense of internal reality that something this weird can get tossed into an otherwise realistic show and it doesn't particularly bother me.
I suppose it's a testament to the show's quality and strong sense of internal reality that something this weird can get tossed into an otherwise realistic show and it doesn't particularly bother me.